In brief: Fair Trade bazaar at Vassar; bus merger opposed

Fair Trade Bazaar set for Vassar

The annual Fair Trade Bazaar will be held at the Aula at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 3.

The event, sponsored by Dutchess County Interfaith Council and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, offers shoppers "fair trade items just in time for the holiday gift giving season," a news release said. Items include fair trade coffee and chocolate, jewelry and pottery. Local artists and nonprofits will attend.

"I see this work as related to the commitment of all the major religions to justice, to concern for poverty and for stewardship of the Earth," organizer Pat Lamanna of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship said. For information, contact Lamanna at 845-452-4013.

City residents oppose bus merger

More than 20 City of Poughkeepsie residents spoke out against the proposed merger of the city and Dutchess County bus services at Monday night's meeting of the Poughkeepsie Common Council in city hall.

A recent study by the Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Transportation Council concluded the city could save about $500,000 if it folds its bus operation into the broader county service. But some council members have expressed concern about constituents losing the city bus service. Council Chairman Robert Mallory, D-3rd Ward, said 21 residents spoke against the proposal Monday. None spoke in favor of it, he said.

"What we heard today is people are not in favor of it," Mallory said. "They love their city bus service. It meets their needs, and their experience with the (county) LOOP Bus is it's unreliable and unprofessional."

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In brief: Fair Trade bazaar at Vassar; bus merger opposed

The annual Fair Trade Bazaar will be held at the Aula at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 3.